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Samriddh Gram: BharatNet Rural Digital Model & WSIS Prize

Samriddh Gram: BharatNet Rural Digital Model & WSIS Prize

Why in news? Samriddh Gram won a World Summit on the Information Society Prize in Geneva. The award recognised its rural service-delivery model under ...

Hydrothermal Vents: Threatened Molluscs & Deep-Sea Mining

Hydrothermal Vents: Threatened Molluscs & Deep-Sea Mining

Why in news? A global conservation assessment examined molluscs found only around deep-sea hydrothermal vents. It classified 125 of 201 assessed speci...

Pratapgad Fort: Shivaji, Afzal Khan & Jivaji Mahale Memorial

Pratapgad Fort: Shivaji, Afzal Khan & Jivaji Mahale Memorial

Why in news? Maharashtra will build a memorial to warrior Jivaji Mahale near Pratapgad Fort. The first phase has received β‚Ή1 crore. Jivaji protected...

PAVE PAWS Radar: Taiwan's Missile Early-Warning System

PAVE PAWS Radar: Taiwan's Missile Early-Warning System

Why in news? Taiwan’s long-range radar tracked a Chinese ballistic-missile launch from the South China Sea. China did not publicly identify the miss...

FCV Tobacco: Flue-Curing, Tobacco Board & Andhra Season

FCV Tobacco: Flue-Curing, Tobacco Board & Andhra Season

Why in news? The Commerce Ministry reviewed Andhra Pradesh’s 2025–26 Flue-Cured Virginia tobacco marketing season. Officials discussed faster proc...

Drishti-10 Starliner: MALE UAV & Elbit Hermes 900

Drishti-10 Starliner: MALE UAV & Elbit Hermes 900

Why in news? An Indian Navy Drishti-10 crashed near Porbandar on 8 July 2026, and it was conducting a routine training sortie. The aircraft fell in an...

NeoSep1 Trial: Neonatal Sepsis & Antibiotic Resistance

NeoSep1 Trial: Neonatal Sepsis & Antibiotic Resistance

Why in news? The international NeoSep1 antibiotic trial expanded to India, and JIPMER in Puducherry recruited India’s first participating baby. A se...

NISER: DAE Science Institute, HBNI & NEST Admission

NISER: DAE Science Institute, HBNI & NEST Admission

Why in news? The Vice-President addressed NISER’s 15th Graduation Ceremony in Bhubaneswar, and he linked scientific capability with national develop...

Mugger Crocodiles: Aldrin Pollution in Rajasthan & NGT

Mugger Crocodiles: Aldrin Pollution in Rajasthan & NGT

Why in news? A joint committee detected banned pesticide aldrin in Rajasthan’s Chandraloi River. The inquiry followed deaths of mugger crocodiles ne...

Wildlife Institute of India (WII): Role, Society & 28th Meet

Wildlife Institute of India (WII): Role, Society & 28th Meet

Why in news? The Wildlife Institute of India Society held its 28th meeting, and the Union Environment Minister chaired the meeting at Coimbatore. It w...

Pinaka LRGR: DRDO's Long-Range Guided Rocket & Test

Pinaka LRGR: DRDO's Long-Range Guided Rocket & Test

Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket. The 8 July test occurred at Chandipu...

Mitrephora Rashmiae: New Arunachal Tree & Andromonoecy

Mitrephora Rashmiae: New Arunachal Tree & Andromonoecy

Why in news? Researchers described a new flowering tree from Arunachal Pradesh, and they named it Mitrephora rashmiae. Only one wild tree is currently...

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